Agreed, but one question. All animals carry and spread diseases. Do foxes spread more than other animals or to humans or pets?
I reckon the Beach Boys would have been big fans of the Faroe Islands annual whale slaughter.* * This may well be untrue and is entirely without basis.
Fox hunting yep it's not on. There may however need to be a control on the population in some areas that needs to be done as humanely as possible. I would like to arrange a hunt for the feckers that live in the house round the corner that feed the blighters though as my groundskeeprs are getting fed up removing the turds and portions of dead animals they leave scattered about the Meister Manor estate.
I'm not against humane culling for example of mink, rats, cats invasive fish to protect other species thanks to humans messing things up in the first place. But it's so easy to blame animals for all sorts of ills real or imagined. Foxes like most mammals in the UK are declining slightly in rural areas. Loss of habitat is forcing them into the urban landscape. If their natural predators like wolves, bears and eagles were around or in higher number then their numbers would end up in balance. However it seems humans cannot tolerate apex predators. They are defined as vermin. What is vermin ? Gulls of various species. Seals. The former because they snatch food. No cognisance of the fact their natural food is on decline or that seals only take what they need to eat unlike the factory trawling we see. There is absolutely no excuse for fox hunting in the UK. It's just sad and disturbing that there are people who enjoy it. Real lowlife. That said I always hear about animal lovers and their pets. I do wonder do they spare any thoughts about the mass farmed creatures used to fill all those tins with meat.
That's a very good point that is often glossed over. https://www.zerosmart.co.uk/post/the-average-carbon-footprint-of-a-pet Has some good info.
